GlobalSCAPE announced the release of CuteFTP Server, a software application that allows individuals to host their own FTP servers from home. A free 30-day trial of CuteFTP Server is available immediately and it has a standard list price of $49.99 per single-user license. The professional version, SecureFTP Server, is available for businesses and has a standard list price of $349 per single-user license. www.globalscape.com
Category: Content management & strategy (Page 334 of 479)
This category includes editorial and news blog posts related to content management and content strategy. For older, long form reports, papers, and research on these topics see our Resources page.
Content management is a broad topic that refers to the management of unstructured or semi-structured content as a standalone system or a component of another system. Varieties of content management systems (CMS) include: web content management (WCM), enterprise content management (ECM), component content management (CCM), and digital asset management (DAM) systems. Content management systems are also now widely marketed as Digital Experience Management (DEM or DXM, DXP), and Customer Experience Management (CEM or CXM) systems or platforms, and may include additional marketing technology functions.
Content strategy topics include information architecture, content and information models, content globalization, and localization.
For some historical perspective see:
https://gilbane.com/gilbane-report-vol-8-num-8-what-is-content-management/
Atomz announced the second major upgrade this year to its Atomz Commerce solution. Atomz Commerce integrates search, promotion, e-marketing and content management capabilities to create a Guided Commerce experience for customers. Managed Relevance is the foundation of the merchandising platform and provides fine-grained control over page query relevancy based on user-controlled interfaces and algorithms. This affords retailers enhanced control over the delivery of search results enabling them to present products in order of importance. Merchandising Controls allow direct control over relevancy information based on any type of metadata, such as inventory, margin, SKU, brand, price, and ratings. Merchandisers are given the flexibility to immediately adjust site rankings and relevancy to drive product sales. Large Capacity Search offers capacity to handle millions of SKUs while providing interruptible crawling and indexing. Guided Commerce Query Management generates relevant results based on broad search terms to help visitors find the products they are looking for. Automated Metadata Creation looks at a Web page and automatically generates metadata to create a multi-faceted search. Relational Metadata Queries allows sophisticated queries to be performed on product metadata based on specific attribute information. www.atomz.com
Verity Inc. announced the availability of Verity TeleForm release 9.0, the latest version of the company’s high volume content capture solution. Verity TeleForm is a software solution that replaces manual data entry with paper-to-digital processing. This is the first TeleForm release under the Verity corporate banner since the company completed its acquisition of Cardiff Software. The new enhancements are: Microsoft SQL-Verity TeleForm integration; Support of Microsoft VBA to facilitate customization of application-specific business rules; Security enhancements that include expanded Microsoft LDAP support, password-protected PDF file exports, and strengthened protection for file transfers; Simplified troubleshooting and support through TeleForm’s modules for Reader and AutoMerge Publisher that can now be handled as Windows services; and Improved recognition and throughput from higher performing RecoFlex multi-engine recognition technology. TeleForm is available in three product families, TeleForm Desktop, TeleForm for Workgroup, and TeleForm Enterprise. www.verity.com
Microsoft Corporation announced the availability of telerik r.a.d.editor for Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 (MCMS). The product represents a specially modified edition of telerik’s content editor for ASP.NET, which can replace the default HTML Placeholder in MCMS. Featuring a Word-like interface, r.a.d.editor MCMS edition enables non-technical users to author and manage HTML-based content easily. Developers can seamlessly deploy the product in Content Management Server 2002 using the supplied r.a.d.editor Placeholder control, and can configure it in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. r.a.d.editor tightly integrates with MCMS and follows its security model. The editor allows users to insert and store images, media, and document files in the Resource Gallery, as well as insert hyperlinks to other Postings/Channels by simply selecting them from a treeview. r.a.d.editor can be localized and includes a multilingual spellchecker with support for Microsoft Word dictionaries. Other features include: full table editing, format stripper, thumbnail generator, skinnable toolbar and dialogs, XHTML output, etc. telerik r.a.d.editor MCMS edition is available at no cost to all customers of Microsoft Content Management Server 2002. http://www.telerik.com/mcms
SSA Global announced it is enhancing its position in the product lifecycle management (PLM) market with Enterprise Content Management in their SSA PLM Suite for Discrete and Process Manufacturers. SSA Enterprise Content Management shares, manages and consolidates product data from different enterprise departments and extends the information to all organization levels. Organization members from separate departments can leverage enterprise content and engineering information and incorporate it in their business processes allowing seamless information flow. SSA Enterprise Content Management supports a manufacturer’s PLM strategy to align inter-department communication with role-driven data access and visualization. The application functions as a product data navigator within an enterprise, working with various systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Data Management (PDM) to manage and share product-related information across departments. It also allows various users controlled access to engineering data, such as product structures, drawings, and design files. www.ssaglobal.com
Captiva Software Corp. announced that it has signed a value-added reseller agreement with systems integrator PVA Inc., an Open Text Affinity Partner offering a range of Livelink-enabled content management and other customer network solutions. PVA will resell InputAccel, Captiva’s document capture solution, to government, insurance, financial and clinical research organizations. InputAccel is Captiva’s information capture system that transforms mission-critical data from paper and faxes into business-ready content. InputAccel ensures the integrity of incoming data and converts it into formats usable in back-end systems, including XML, image files and custom transaction formats. www.pvaglobal.com, www.captivasoftware.com
Informative Graphics Corp. (IGC) announced that it has reached a technology partnership agreement with McLaren Software, the Scotland-based developer of Enterprise Engineer and engineering-focused, out-of-the-box content applications used in an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) environment. As a result of the agreement, Informative Graphics has begun work on a full integration of its Brava! Enterprise visualization server for McLaren’s Enterprise Engineer suite, including Drawing Manager and CADLink. Enterprise Engineer manages engineering content throughout an asset’s lifecycle, providing process and content integration between the enterprise and the world of engineering. www.infograph.com, www.mclarensoftware.com
Jabber, Inc. announced plans to partner with WebEx Communications, Inc. to integrate WebEx meeting capabilities into Jabber, Inc.’s enterprise-class messaging and presence solution. Jabber, Inc. plans to introduce the integrated offering in the third quarter of this year. Jabber, Inc.’s Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP) is based upon XMPP, the IETF-approved Internet standard for presence and instant messaging. XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is a real-time communications protocol, which allows people, devices and applications to instantly communicate and exchange streaming XML data, based upon dynamic presence and availability information. www.jabber.com, www.webex.com
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